June 21

 Toddlers:

Peter Healed in Jesus’ Name

Lesson: Acts 3:1-11

• What did Peter say to the man who was asking for help? (In the name of Jesus, stand up and walk)

Verse: “I will give thanks to the Lord” (Psalm 111:!)

• Have your child draw a picture representing the verse and talk about it together.

Pre-K/Kindergarten:

The Church’s Preaching

Lesson: Acts 3:1-19

• What does it mean to repent?

Verse: “And every day, … they did not cease teaching and preaching that the Christ is Jesus.” (Acts 5:42)

• Have your child draw a picture representing the verse and talk about it together. 

1st Grade Sunday School:

The Apostles’ Boldness

Lesson: Acts 3:1-4:31; 5:14-32

• How can the Holy Spirit give you boldness?

Verse: Acts 5:29

• Have your child draw a picture representing the verse and talk about it together. 

Application: Help your child know that serving God honors Him. 

2nd/3rd Grade Sunday School:

The Church Feared and Flourished 

Lesson: Acts 5:1-16

• What might help you learn to have respect for God?

Verse: Proverbs 9:10

Theme: God wants us to serve Him out of respect to Him. 

Application: This week’s lesson covered the account of Ananias and Sapphira, they both lied to the Holy Spirit and lost their lives. Help your child recognize that fearing God brings peace and joy to his or her life. 

4th/5th Grade Sunday School:

The Church’s Gifts

Lesson: Rom. 12:6-8; 1 Cor. 12:4-7, 11; Eph. 4:11, 12

• What are some of the spiritual gifts you learned about in today’s lesson?

Verse: Eph. 4:11, 12

Theme: Christ gives believers spiritual gifts for serving in the church. 

Application: Today’s lesson presented some of the gifts that are listed in Scripture and explained how believers might use those gifts in a local church setting. Help your child begin to exercise his or her spiritual gifts to grow Christ’s church and glorify God. 

1st-3rd Grade Children's Church:

Elisha’s Early Ministry

Lesson: 2 Kings 2-4

Theme: God takes care of us. 

• How has God shown His care for you and your family?

Verse: 1 Kings 18:37

• Create motions for the verse and recite the verse together. 

June 14

 Toddlers:

Peter Preached about Jesus

Lesson: Acts 2:14-40; 5:40-42

• What does Jesus want His helpers to tell others? (He loves them)

Verse: “Serve the living God” (Hebrews 9:14)

• Create motions for the verse and practice together. 

Pre-K/Kindergarten:

The Church’s People

Lesson: Acts 2:37-47

• How was the first church a lot like our church here today?

Verse: “All who believed were together.” (Acts 2:44)

• Create motions for the verse and practice together. 

1st Grade Sunday School:

A Church Is Born

Lesson: Acts 2:14-47

• What are some ways you can serve God in our church?

Verse: Acts 2:44a, 47b

• Create motions for the verse and practice together. 

Application: Help your child believe he or she can serve at church, even at a young age.  

2nd/3rd Grade Sunday School:

The Church Prayed for Boldness

Lesson: Acts 3:31-4:31

• When has the Holy Spirit given you boldness to obey God?

Verse: Ephesians 6:19

Theme: The Holy Spirit gives us boldness to serve God courageously. 

Application: This lesson covered Peter and John’s boldness as they depended on the Holy Spirit in the face of threats. Help your child pray with boldness.

4th/5th Grade Sunday School:

The Church’s Head and Body

Lesson: Matt. 16:13-18; Eph. 5:23-25; 

Heb. 10: 24, 25

• How should knowing that Christ is the Head of our church affect the way you view our church? 

Verse: Colossians 1:18

Theme: Christ oversees the church and causes it to grow.  

Application: Jesus’ death on the cross showed His deep love for His church. Help your child listen to the pastor’s message for Christ’s direction for him or her. 

1st-3rd Grade Children's Church:

Elijah on Mount Carmel

Lesson: 1 Kings 18:1-19:18

Theme: God wants us to rely on Him. 

• How did Elijah show his reliance upon God?

Verse: 1 Kings 18:37

• Create a verse hunt with the verse. Write 1-2 words on a card and hide them around the house. Once all cards have been found, put the verse in the correct order. 

June 7

 Toddlers:

Peter Followed Jesus

Lesson: John 21:1-17

• What was Peter’s job before he helped Jesus? (fisherman)

Verse: “Serve the living God” (Hebrews 9:14)

• Clap the verse together as you say each word/syllable.

Pre-K/Kindergarten:

The Church’s Power

Lesson: Acts 1:4, 5, 8; 2:1-11

• What does the Holy Spirit help us do?

Verse: “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you.” (Acts 1:8)

• Clap the verse together as you say each word/syllable. 

1st Grade Sunday School:

The Spirit’s Powerful Arrival

Lesson: Acts 2:1-11

• What does the Holy Spirit help believers do?

Verse: John 14:16

• Clap the verse together as you say each word/syllable. 

Application: Help your child pray for God’s help to obey Him. 

2nd/3rd Grade Sunday School:

The Church Caught Fire

Lesson: Acts 1; 2

• What might the Holy Spirit empower you to do?

Verse: Acts 1:8

Theme: Jesus sent the Holy Spirit to help us live for God. 

Application: The lesson covered the arrival of the Holy Spirit and the start of the Church Age. Help your child pray for God’s enabling.

4th/5th Grade Sunday School:

The Church’s Beginning

Lesson: Acts 1:4-2:17

• Since the Holy Spirit does not come into our lives with rushing wind and hovering flames, does that mean His presence in our lives is weaker than in the lives of the early church? Explain. 

Verse: John 16:7 

Theme: Christ sent the Holy Spirit to mark the beginning of His church. 

Application: The Spirit indwelled Jesus’ followers to empower them to take the gospel around the world. Help your child depend on the Holy Spirit for the wisdom and power to serve God well. 

1st-3rd Grade Children's Church:

God Cares for Elijah

Lesson: 1 Kings 16:28-17:24

Theme: God is the all-powerful giver of life. 

• How does God care for you and sustain you each day?

Verse: 1 Kings 18:37

• Write the verse on a notecard and hang somewhere visible to practice together daily. 

May 31

Toddlers:

Sharing God’s Word in His House

Lesson: 2 Kings 22:8-23:3

• What was found in God’s House? (a scroll)

• What did King Josiah tell everyone to do? (come to God’s House and listen to the scrolls being read.)

Verse: “Listen to the words of the Lord” (Joshua 3:9)

• Activity: Call out commands for your child to follow as they say the verse. Suggestions: Whisper as you say the verse, clap your hands as you say the verse, stand on one leg. 

PreK/Kindergarten:

God Protected His People

Lesson: Esther 7-10

• Sing ‘God Is So Good’ together. 

• How did God protect His people?

Verse: “The king’s heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord; he turns it” (Proverbs 21:1)

• Activity: Call out commands for your child to follow as they say the verse. Suggestions: Whisper as you say the verse, clap your hands as you say the verse, stand on one leg. 

1st Grade Sunday School:

Jerusalem Makeover

Lesson: Nehemiah 1:1-6:16

• Whom did Nehemiah ultimately trust?

Verse: 1 John 1:9a

• Activity: Call out commands for your child to follow as they say the verse. Suggestions: Whisper as you say the verse, clap your hands as you say the verse, stand on one leg. 

Application: Help your child recognize the importance of seeking God’s forgiveness when he or she sins. 

2nd-3rd Grade Sunday School:

Jesus Commissioned His Followers

Lesson: Matt. 28:16-20; Luke 24:45-53

• How do you think God might use you now and in the future to carry out His ongoing mission on earth?

Verse: Matt. 28:18, 19

Theme: Jesus commanded us to tell others about new life in Christ. 

Application: This week’s lesson covered the Great Commission and Jesus’ ascension into Heaven. Jesus stated that the Father gave Him all authority and He then commanded His followers to make disciples of all nations. Help your child prepare to share their testimony.

4th-5th Grade Sunday School:

Talent Wise

Lesson: 1 Cor. 10:31; Col. 3:23, 24; James 1:17; 

1 Peter 5:6

• What does it mean to glorify God?

• How can you use your talents to glorify God?

Verse: Col. 3:23, 24

Theme: God blessed us with talents for glorifying His name. 

Application: This week’s lesson covered our stewardship of the talents God gives to us to use for His glory. Help your child identify some of their talents and how to use them for God’s glory. 

1st-3rd Grade Children's Church:

The Kingdom Divides

Lesson: 1 Kings 11:26-13:10

Theme: God expects us to recognize His sovereignty. 

• What does sovereignty mean?

Verse: 1 Kings 8:60

• Say the verse to an adult with little to no help.

 

May 24

Toddlers:

Singing Praises in God’s House

Lesson: 2 Chronicles 5:11-14

• Where did the people sing praises to God? (In God’s House that Solomon built)

Verse: “Sing praises to God” (Psalm 47:6)

• Have your child draw a picture representing the verse and talk about it together.

PreK/Kindergarten:

God Honored His People

Lesson: Esther 5; 6

• How did God honor Esther and Mordecai?

Verse: “Whoever pursues righteousness and kindness will find…honor” (Proverbs 21:21)

• Clap or stomp your feet as you say each word/syllable of the verse.

1st Grade Sunday School:

God Saved a Queen

Lesson: Esther 2:1-9:4

• How did God save Esther?

Verse: Proverbs 21:1

• Have your child draw a picture representing the verse and talk about it together. 

Application: Help your child pray for leaders both in his or her country and around the world. 

2nd-3rd Grade Sunday School:

Jesus Conquered Death

Lesson: Multiple Scriptures

• What do you think you will say to Jesus when you see His scarred hands?

Verse: Psalm 1 Cor. 15:14

Theme: Jesus conquered sin and death by rising from the dead.  

Application: This week’s lesson covered the resurrection of Jesus from the dead. His resurrection is foundational to our hope of eternal life. 

4th-5th Grade Sunday School:

Time Wise

Lesson: Prov. 6:6-11; Eph. 5:14-16

• What are some ways you could redeem your time daily?

Verse: Eph. 5:15, 16

Theme: God commands us to redeem our tune because the world needs Him. 

Application: The week’s lesson covered truths on time management from Proverbs and Ephesians. The Proverbs compared a sluggard to an ant. The Ephesian passage challenged them to buy up opportunities to serve God now. Help your child consider every day a valuable gift from God. 

1st-3rd Grade Children's Church:

Solomon’s Downfall

Lesson: 1 Kings 9:1-11:25

Theme: God wants us to follow and worship Him alone. 

• What should be our main goal in life?

Verse: 1 Kings 8:60

• Create a verse hunt with the verse. Write 1-2 words on a card and hide them around the house. Once all cards have been found, put the verse in the correct order. 

May 17

Toddlers:

Building God’s House

Lesson: 1 Kings 6:1-9; 2 Chronicles 3:1-5:1

• Who gave Solomon the plans to build God’s house? (King David)

Verse: “Let us go to the house of the Lord” (Psalm 122:1)

• Write the verse on a paper, grab a flashlight, turn off the lights and read the verse by flashlight. 

PreK/Kindergarten:

God Encouraged His People

Lesson: Esther 3; 4

• What trouble did Esther and Mordecai face?

Verse: “God is… a very present help in trouble.” (Psalm 46:1)

• Write the verse on a paper, grab a flashlight, turn off the lights and read the verse by flashlight. 

1st Grade Sunday School:

Lionlike Courage

Lesson: Daniel 6

• What is something new you learned about Daniel and the lion's den? 

Verse: Psalm 9:10

• Write the verse on a paper, grab a flashlight, turn off the lights and read the verse by flashlight. 

Application: Help your child understand it is important to always obey God, no matter the cost. 

2nd-3rd Grade Sunday School:

Jesus Surrendered to God’s Will 

Lesson: Luke 22:39 - 23:56

• How do you think Jesus felt about being falsely accused and nailed to a cross?

Verse: 1 Peter 3:18

Theme: Jesus willingly died for the sins of the world. 

Application: This week’s lesson covered Jesus’ arrest, trials, and crucifixion. Though Jesus had all the power He needed to avoid the cross, He surrendered to the Father’s will. Help your child understand that Jesus bore the penalty for their sin. 

4th-5th Grade Sunday School:

Money Wise

Lesson: Acts 2:40-47; 2 Cor. 8:1-9; 9:7, 8, 15

• How did the generous church members affect the unbelievers who witnessed their generosity?

Verse: 2 Cor. 8::9

Theme: God expects us to manage His money to further His mission. 

Application: This week’s lesson covered the stewardship of money in the context of the early church. Help your child and their awareness that their money belongs to God. 

1st-3rd Grade Children's Church:

Solomon Builds the Temple

Lesson: 1 Kings 5-8

Theme: God is worthy of our sacrifice and praise. 

• How does God want you to worship?

• In what way can you be a “living sacrifice” to God?

Verse: 1 Kings 8:60

• Create a word card scramble. Write out the verse on notecards (1-2 words per card) and scramble the cards up. Have the kids help you put the verse in correct order